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RegsDts QoestioDS in Geoiraiily 

1892-I902 



BEING ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE SUBJECT GIVEN DURING THE 
YEARS NAMED IN EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE RE- 
GENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 



PREPARED BY 



C. W. BARDEKN 



EDITOR OF THE SCHOOL BULLETIN 




SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

C. AV. BARDEEN, Publisher 

1905 



Copyright, 1905, by C. W. Bardeen 



•-•OPY B. 



PRp]FACE 

In 1877 I began to publish the Regents questions 
with answers, printing from the beginning of the ex- 
aminations in 1865 to the date of each edition all the 
questions thus far put out in arithmetic, geography, 
grammar, and spelling, the only subjects then given. 
This was continued up to and including the examin- 
ation for June, 1882, when it was felt that the ques- 
tions for seventeen years gave sufficient indication of 
the work required, and in all editions since then the 
questions and answers have stopped with 1882. 

Since then, however, new subjects have been added, 
and the character of the questions has changed so 
much that it is felt desirable a new series should be 
prepared, and of that series this is the third volume. 
The period chosen is the decade from 1892 to 1902, 
and all the questions in geography given by the Re- 
gents daring that period are here given. 



(Ixxiii) 



THE REGENTS QUESTIONS IN GEOGRAPHY 

.1892-1902 

7. September 21, 1892 

1. Copy the outline map of Europe printed on the 
opposite page and (1) trace the boundaries of (a) 
Spain, (5) Portugal, (c) France, {d) Switzerland, 
(e) the German Empire, (/) Austria, {g) Italy; 7 

(2) trace the following rivers and designate 
each by its name: (Ji) Thames, (i) Seine, 
{h) Elbe, (0 Danube, (m) Tiber, (n) 
Rhine ; 3 

(3) trace three mountain chains, naming each ; 3 

(4) designate the location of (0) Liverpool, 
(p) Cologne, {q) St. Petersburg, (?-) 
Vienna, (s) Athens, {t) Hamburg. 3 

2. IS'ame the cities on the ^ew York Central rail- 
way. 12 

3. Mention the six most recently admitted states 
and give the capital of each. 12 

4. {a) Where is the Yellowstone ^N'ational Park? 
(6) Mention two points of interest to be seen there. 3 

5. What form of government prevails in each of 
the following countries: {a) Switzerland? {h) 
France? (c) Germany? (a) England? (e) Eussia ? 
(/) Brazil? 6 

6. Where and what is each of the followinsj: 
{a) Westminster Abbey? (h) Coliseum? (c) Bar- 
tholdi Statue or Statue of Liberty? {d) Yosemite 
Valley ? 8 

75 



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7. Where and what are the following: (a) Suez, 

(b) Sandy Hook, (c) Jamaica? 6 

8. Locate each of the following and tell for what 
it is noted: (a) Mauritius, (h) Juan Fernandez, 

(c) Sicily. 6 

9. i^ame three rivers that form part of the bound- 
aries of New York state. 3 

10. (a) ]^ame the ranges of mountains in 'New 
York state, (h) To what mountain system do they 
belong ? 4 

11. N'ame four of the most important agricultural 
products of New York state. 4 

II. November 22, 1892 

12. Copy the outline map of South America 
printed on the opposite page of the question paper ; 
trace the boundaries of eight political divisions and 
write the name of each political division in its proper 
place. 16 

13. Through what waters would a steamer pass 
in going from Philadelphia to Sebastopol ? 10 

14. Mention a special object of interest in each of 
the following places: (a) St. Augustine, (&) New 
York, (c) Albany, {d) Boston, (e) Gibraltar, (f) 
Strasburg. 6 

15. Name in order the states along the coast be- 
tween Galveston and New York. 13 

16. Locate the following places and state for what 
each is noted: (a) Mecca, (&) Jerusalem, (c) Eio 
Janeiro, {d) Athens, (e) Eome. 5 

17. Mention four cities of New York state that 



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Avoukl be situated in a circle whose diameter is 20 
miles. -i 

18. (a) In what direction is Boston from Hart- 
ford? (h) Omaha from St. Louis? (c) Porto Eico 
from Cuba ? 3 

19. Arrange the following places in order of lati- 
tude: (a) Rome, (b) Bombay, (c) Xew Orleans, 
(d) Sydney. 4 

20. Mention one state in the Union extensively 
engaged in the cultivation of each of the following 
products: (a) tobacco, (h) cotton, (c) sugar cane, 
(d) rice. 4 

21. When it is 10 a. m. by standard time in Xew 
York city, what is the standard time (a) in Chicago ? 
(h) in San Francisco? 2 

22. Give facts w^hich justify the title Emfire state 
as applied to ISTew York. 6 

23. ^ame and locate by diagram or otherwise the 
boundaries of the zones. 7 

in. Decemher 29, 1892 

24. Bound by circles {a) the north temperate 
zone; (h) the south temperate zone. 4 

25. When it is noon at Xew York, is it forenoon 
or afternoon at San Francisco ? Give the reason for 
your answer. 3 

26. Locate the following cities : {a) Cincinnati ; 
(6) St. Paul, (c) Savannah, {d) Valparaiso, (e) 
Glasgow, (f) Constantinople. 12 

27. Mention {a) two states of the Union specially 
famous for the production of iron; (&) two, for the 



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production of cotton; (c) two, for the production of 
tobacco. 6 

28. Mention four cities which you would pass in 
sailing down the Hudson river from Albany to ITew 
York. 4 

29. Which of the United States produces (a) the 
most sugar? (b) the most copper? (c) the most 
coal ? 3 

30. Mention four cities on the Mississippi river 
and tell in what state each is situated. 8 

31. Describe the following rivers by telling where 
ciich one rises, in what direction and into what body 
of water it flows: (a) Columbia, (h) Kio Grande, 
(c) Ganges, (d) Amazon, (e) Khone. 15 

32. (a) What cape at the eastern extremity of 
Brazil? (6) at the southern extremity of Greenland? 
(c) at the northern extremity of Norway? (d) at 
the southern extremity of Africa ? 4 

33. What seas lie between Europe and Asia? 5 
31. I^ame in order the waters through which you 

would pass on a voyage from St. Louis to Boston. 5 

35. What political divisions of South America 
border on the Pacific ocean ? 4 

36. ]\Iention two important agricultural products 
of the Chinese empire. 2 

37. What is the capital (a) of Egypt? (h) of 
Austria? (c) of Spain? (d) of Brazil? (e) of 
China ? Give the location of each. 10 

38. To what country does each of the following 
belong: (a) Australia, (h) Cuba, (c) Jamaica^ (d) 
Gibraltar ? 4 



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39. AYliat counties of Xew York state border on 
Lake Erie ? 2 

4:0. Xame three places in Xew York state cele- 
brated for natural scenery and tell in what county 
each is situated. 6 

41. Mention three important lakes that form part 
of the boundary of Xew York. 3 

IV. January 2J+, 1892 

42. Copy the outline map printed on the opposite 
page and 

{a) Sketch the Adirondack and Catskill moun- 
tains ; draw Oneida lake and the Hudson, 
Mohawk and Genesee rivers ; 12 

(6) Trace by a dotted line the course of the 
Erie canal, locating with name five cities 
through which it passes ; 6 

(c) Designate (name and location) the follow- 
ing counties: (a) Erie, (&) Kings, (c) 
Monroe. Locate with name the largest city 
of each of these counties. 6 

43. Mention the zones in which each of the follow- 
ing continents is situated: {a) South America, (6) 
Europe. (c) Which zone is most densely popu- 
lated ? " 5 

44. Give the title of the ruler in each of the fol- 
lowing countries: (a) Turkey, (h) Germany, (r) 
Japan. 3 

45. Li what states would you travel in going l\v a 
convenient railway route from Xew York city to St. 
Louis ? 8 



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46. Through what waters, including rivers, bays, 
straits, etc., would a vessel sail in going from Phila- 
delphia to St. Petersburg ? 10 

47. Where are the following canals and what wa- 
ters do they connect: (a) Suez, (6) Champlain, 
(c)Welland? 9 

48. N'ame four countries, not including the British 
Isles, that are subject to the British government. 4 

49. E'ame and locate four principal seaports of 
Asia and mention one important export from each of 
these places. 8 

50. Arrange in the order of their latitude four 
leading cities of the British Isles. 8 

51. Where and what are the following: (a) Mon- 
tauk, (h) Everest, (c) Corsica, (d) Christiania, (e) 
Marmora ? 10 

52. Where and what is each of the following: 
(a) Westminster Abbey, (h) St. Peter's, (c) ;N'otre 
Dame, (d) the Alhambra ? 8 

53. Where is each of the following: (a) Yose- 
mite valley, (&) Ausable chasm, (c) Mammoth 
cave. 6 

V. March IJ^, 1893 

54. In the statement ^^ the axis of the earth is 
inclined 23% degrees toward its orbit," what is 
meant {a) by axis? what (h) by orbit? (c) What 
effect does this inclination have on the climate of the 
temperate zone ? 10 

55. Mention three geographic conditions that make 
the Mississippi valley a good farming section. 9 

56. A ship is in south latitude 20 deg. and east 



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81 



longitude 75 deg. reckoning from Greenwich ; in what 
ocean is she ? 3 

57. Explain the necessity for irrigation in so many 
of the western states. 4 

58. Describe the most direct waterway from Lon- 
don to Calcutta. 10 

59. Xame three points of interest in connection 
with any three of the following cities: (a) London, 
(h) Paris, (c) Kome, {d) :N^ew York, (e) Chicago. 9 

60. {a) What season is it now in Buenos Ayres ? 
(6) Give reasons for your answer. 6 

61. Describe the Sandwich Islands as to their posi- 
tion, climate and productions, character of population 
and approximate distance from the United States. 10 

62. Copy and fill out the following form : 



England 
France 
Germany 
Italy 



Approximate 
population 



Form of 
government 



Capital City 



63. [N'ame and locate five noted capes near commer- 
cial routes in the old or new world. 5 

64. I^ame three nations that have peninsular 
homes. 3 

65. Locate each of the following and tell for wliat 



82 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY . QUESTIONS 

it is noted: (a) Mauritius, (h) Juan Fernandez, (c) 
St. Helena. ^ 

QQ. Where and what is each of the following : (a) 
Yosemite valley, (&> Sandy Hook, (c) Hamburg, 
(c/) Thames; (e) Ausable chasm? 10 

VL June IS, 1893 

67. Copy the outline map printed on the opposite 
page and 

{a) Write in their proper places the names of 
any 10 political divisions : 10 

(6) Trace any two of the following rivers, des- 
ignating by name each river and the body 
of water into which it flows: (a) Volga, 
{I) Danube, (c) Po, {d) Khine, (e) Seine, 
(/■) Khone. 6 

(c) Designate the location of five of the follow- 
ing cities: {g) Christiania, (/i) Buda- 
Pesth, (i) Dublin, (I) Marseilles, (?) 
Edinburgh, (m) Geneva, {n) Hamburg, 
(o) Moscow, (p) Florence, {q) Madrid. 10 

68. Locate the following islands: («) N^ew Zea- 
land, (h) Hawaii, (c) Azores. 6 

69. What is the approximate population of the 
United States? 2 

70. Arrange the following in the order of their 
distance from the equator : St. Petersburg, Philadel- 
phia, London, Pome. 4 

71. Mention three convenient routes by which a 
person could go from l^ew York city to the Columbian 
exposition. 6 



LATER EEGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 83 

72. Xame four bodies of water to which the rivers 
of Isew York state are tributary and mention a river 
which flows into each. 8 

73. Make a sketch of the Hudson and j\Iohawk 
rivers and locate with name six of the following 
places: (a) Fort Edward, (b) Newburg, (c) Utica, 
(d) Cohoes, (e) Kingston, (/) Amsterdam, (g) West 
Point, (h) Poughkeepsie, (i) Little Falls, (h) 
Peekskill. 10 

74. Give the approximate (a) size and (h) popu- 
lation of 'New York state. 4 

75. In what county is each of the following cities : 
(a) Kochester, (h) Brooklyn, (c) ISTew York, (d) 
Buffalo ? ' 8 

76. Mention a port to which a vessel would be 
likely to go for a cargo of (a) coffee and spices; (h) 
tea and silk; (c) rice and cotton. 6 

77. With what article of export would a vessel be 
likely to load at (a) Hawaii? (h) Buenos Ayres? 
(c) Cairo ? 6 

78. !N^ame the bodies of water that would be trav- 
ersed and the general directions that would be taken 
by a vessel starting from San Francisco, and proceed- 
ing successively to the Sandwich Islands, Sydney, 
Bombay and London. 1-i 

VII. August 16, 1893 

79. Draw a map of the western hemisphere show- 
ing the contents and the position of the equator, 
tropics and polar circles. 

80. l^ame the capitals of the following states and 



84 LATEE EEGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

tell upon what body of water each of these capitals 
is situated: (a) Massachusetts, (6) California, (c) 
Tennessee, (d) Pennsylvania, (e) Missouri. 

81. What lands are separated by the following: 
(a) Florida strait, (6) Dardanelles, (c) Strait of 
Bab el Mandeb, (d) Strait of Juan de Fuca, (e) 
St. George's Channel ? 

82. I^ame the counties on the southern boundary 
of J^ew York from Lake Erie to the Hudson river. 

83. I^ame in order of size the largest five cities 
of I^ew York and give their location. 

84. Describe the course by which the waters of 
Seneca lake would reach the Atlantic ocean. 

85. Draw an outline map of 'New York state and 
represent on this map with name (a) two mountain 
ranges and (h) three rivers. 

86. ^ame, in order from its mouth northward, -^ye 
important tributaries to the Mississippi river from 
the west. 

87. Where are the following islands and by what 
bodies of water are they surrounded: (a) Cyprus, 
(h) Madagascar, (c) Nantucket, (d) Bermudas, (e) 
Iceland ? 

88. Where are the following and to what larger 
body of water is each most directly tributary: (a) 
Adriatic sea, (h) Sea of Azof, (c) Arabian sea, (d) 
Georgian bay, (e) James bay? 

89. Xame in order the bodies of water through 
which you would pass in a voyage from Athens to 
London. 

90. Locate the following cities : (a) Calcutta, (h) 



LATER EEGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 85 

llarseille^, (c) Yokohama, (d) Rio Janeiro, (e) 
Cairo. 

91. Locate the following mountain ranges: (a) 
Pyrenees, (b) Appenines, (c) Atlas, (d) Sierra Xe- 
vada, (e) Ural. 

92. There is a mountain range in Europe from 
which rivers flow into the (a) Xorth sea, (b) Medi- 
terranean sea, (c) Adriatic sea, and (d) Black sea; 
what is the mountain range, and w^hat are the rivers ? 

93. Sketch the Hudson river and locate with name 
all the cities of the state on its banks. 

VIIL September 26, 1893 

94-6. Draw an outline map of Xew A^ork state and 
on it locate 

(a) five cities 
(6) -^ve lakes 
(c) ^ve rivers. 
9Y. Define (a) latitude, (b) longitude. What is 
the latitude (c) of the Arctic circle ? (d) of the tropic 
of Cancer ? (e) of the north pole ? 

98. Make a sketch of the Mississippi river and of 
three of its branches. ^N'ame these branches. 

99. Arrange the following in order of population: 
United States, France, Russia, Italy, Spain. 

100. Locate any five of the following: (a) 'Novb. 
Scotia, (b) Yancouvers Island, (c) Hudson Bay, 
(d) Yera Cruz, (e) Mount Etna, (/) Sardinia, (g) 
Lisbon, (Ji) Constantinople. 

101. State tJiy^ee proofs that the earth is spheric in 
shape. 



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102. Name Rve countries of South America and 
give one important product of each. 

103. In what direction is each of the following 
i:>laces from Washington: (a) Havana, (b) Albany^ 
(c) San Francisco, (d) Rio Janeiro, (e) London ? 

101. Describe each of the following rivers by tell- 
ing where it rises, in what direction, through what 
countries and into what body of water it flows: (a) 
Ehine, (h) Danube, (c) Ganges, (d) Nile, (e) 
Yukon. 

105. State approximately the time required to go 
(a) by rail from New York to Chicago, (&) by rail 
from New York to San Francisco, (c) by steamer 
from New York to Liverpool. 

106. Give reasons which justify the title Empire 
State as applied to New York. 

107. Mention tiuo places which produce extensively 
(a) cotton, {h) tobacco, (c) coffee, {d) tea, (e) 
sugar. 

108. Mention one locality which mines in large 
quantities (a) iron, (h) lead, (c) copper, {d) silver,, 
(e) gold. 

IX. November 28, 1893 

109. Draw an outline map of New York state of 
sufficient size to fill an entire page. 

110. Locate on the above map any 10 cities, writ- 
ing the name of each. 

111. Designate on the above map five rivers, writ- 
ing the name of each. 

112. Name in order the states bordering on the 
Atlantic. 



LATER EEGENTS GEOGExiPIIY QUESTIOiXS bi 

113. Mention five seaports in Europe to whicli 
steamers leaving 'New York sail regularly. 

114. Wlien it is 12 o'clock noon by standard time 
in New York city, what time is it (a) at Chicago ? 
What (&) at San Francisco ? 

115. (a) Where is Mcaragua ? (6) What is its 
form of government? (c) What large body of water 
does it contain 'i (d) Why is it specially important at 
this time ? 

116. Describe the (a) climate, (h) character of 
people and (c) principal productions of Mexico. 

117. (a) Describe briefly the government of Brit- 
ish America, (b) Name three of its political divi- 
sions and give one important product of each. 

118. (a) Where are the Aleutian islands? (h) 
To what nation do they belong ? (c) What importance 
attaches to them ? 

119. Mention one important export from each of 
the following countries: (a) Brazil, (b) Argentine 
Kepublic, (c) Turkey, (d) Italy, (e) Spain, (f) 
Switzerland, (g) N'orway, (h) Russia, (i) China, 
(k) Japan. 

120. Kame the states you would pass through in 
going by a convenient railway route from New York 
to San Francisco. 

121. l^ame in order the bodies of water you would 
traverse in going by steamer from Philadelphia to any 
port on the Black sea. 

122. Where and what is each of the following: 
(a) Venice, (b) St. Elias, (c) Java, (d) Iceland, 
(e) Calcutta? 



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123. Which of the grand divisions has (a) the 
greatest population ? Which, (&) the greatest area? 

X. January 23, 189Jf- 

124. Define (a) latitude, (6) longitude, (c) lorime 
meridian, (d) loarallel of latitude, (e) climate. 

125. Make a diagram showing the zones into which 
the earth's surface is divided, the width in degrees 
and the name of each zone, and the names of the 
bounding lines. 

126. What would be the width of each zone if the 
inclination of the earth's axis were increased 10 de- 
grees ? 

127-8. Make a sketch of the Mississippi river and 
five of its principal branches, showing state lines and 
locations of five cities situated on the river. [Give 
names in all cases.] 

129. ^ame in order of size the -^yq largest cities 
in !N'ew York state, and give the county in which each 
is located. 

130. Xame and locate five places in I^ew York 
state which are noteworthy on account of incidents 
of the revolution which occurred in or near them. 

131. State approximately the time required to go 
{a) by regular passenger train from ^ew York to 
Buffalo, {h) from ]^ew York to Chicago, (c) from 
ISTew York to San Francisco; by regular steamer {d) 
from ^ew York to Liverpool, {e) from ^ew York 
to Rio Janeiro. 

132. What and where are the following: (a) 
Orinoco, (h) Amazon, (c) St. Elias, {d) Yosemite, 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIOXS C'J 

(e) Yucatan, (/) Crete, (g) Caucasus, (li) Crimea, 
(i) Palos, (^•) Vesuvius 'i 

133. Com^Dare the climate of the state of Wash- 
ington with that of the state of Maine and account 
for the difference. 

13-i. Describe two different water routes from Chi- 
cago to Liverpool, giving the names of the bodies of 
water passed over in each. 

135. Give the location of each of the following- 
places and state one important fact concerning each : 
(a) St. Aug-ustine, (h) Lexington, (c) Athens, (d) 
Calcutta, (e) Peking. 

136. Describe (a) three rivers and (h) two moun- 
tain chains in Asia. 

137. E"ame and locate five provinces in Africa. 
To what European government does each belong ? 

138. Mention one leading product of each of the 
following: (a) Brazil, (h) Sweden, (c) Italy, (d) 
Sumatra, (e) Cuba, (/) Persia, (g) China, (h) 
Hawaii, (i) Australia, (k) Central Africa. 

XL March 13, 1891^^ 

139. State two proofs of the rotundity of the earth. 

140. (a) Give the principal causes of the change 
of seasons. (&) What season is it now in Brazil? 

141. By what course does the drainage from each 
of the following counties reach the ocean: {a) Steu- 
ben, {})) Wayne, (c) Fulton, {d) Livingston, {e) 
Sullivan ? 

142. Arrange in order of size the five largest cities 
of ^N'ew York. 

143. Locate the following counties of Xew York 



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state: (a) Tompkins, (b) Warren, (c) Eockland, 
(d) Otsego, (e) Orleans. 

144. Name the states bounded in part by the Ohio 
river, and give the capital of each. 

145. Describe (a) three rivers and (h) two lakes 
situated west of the Rocky mountains. 

146. ]^ame the four largest islands of the West 
Indies. To what government is each subject? 

147-8. Draw an outline map of South America, 
giving (1) the location by name of 10 political divi- 
sions; (2) a sketch of the (a) Orinoco, (b) Amazon 
and (c) La Plata rivers; (3) the location of (d) Eio 
Janeiro, (e) Bogota, (/) Buenos Ayres, (g) Mt. 
Chimborazo, (Ji) Mt. Cotopaxi. 

149. E'ame in order the bodies of water a ship 
would traverse in going from St. Petersburg to Con- 
stantinople. 

150. Describe five important rivers of Europe and 
name one important city situated on each of these 
rivers. 

151. Describe British India as to government, na- 
tive population, climate, productions. 

152. What and where is each of the following: 
(a) Madagascar, (b) Hoang Ho, (c) Melbourne, (d) 
Bosphorus, (e) Titicaca ? 

153. Describe the eastern coast line of Asia, nam- 
ing the principal projections and indentations. 

XII. June 12, 189Jf 

154. Define (a) zone, (b) equator, (c) sound, (d) 
peninsula, (e) cape. 



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155. (a) What season is it now in the Argentine 
republic? (b) Why? 

156-8. Draw a map of the Great Lakes and the 
river connecting them with the ocean. Locate with 
name one important city on each of four of these 
lakes. 

159. State approximately the distance (a) from 
!N'ew York to Buffalo, (h) from ]!^ew York to San 
Francisco, (c) from Xew York to Washington, (d) 
from Albany to Buffalo. 

160. Give the location of each of the following 
places and tell why each is noteworthy: (a) Syra- 
cuse, (&) Sacketts Harbor, (c) Ithaca, (d) White 
Plains, (e) West Point. 

161. What and where are the following: (a) 
Danube, (h) Don, (c) Moscow, (d) St. Elias, (e) 
Saranac? 

162. I^ame and describe (a) three rivers and (h) 
two mountain ranges of Europe. 

163. Where are (a) bananas produced extensively? 
(h) figs? (c) raisins? (d) peaches? (e) spices? 

164. I^ame five rivers of the United States which 
flow into the Atlantic ocean, and give the location of 
the mouth of each. 

165. I^ame the states that w^ould be traversed in 
going in a direct line from Richmond to San Fran- 
cisco. 

166. When is (a) the longest day and when (h) 
the shortest in this hemisphere ? (c) When are day 
and night of equal length ? (d) Answer the same 
questions with regard to the southern hemisphere. 



92 lATEK EEGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIOI^S 

167. Describe one important river (a) of Africa^ 
one (&) of Asia. 

168. Describe British America as to (a) soil, (b) 
climate, (c) productions and (d) character of popu- 
lation. 

XIII . September 25, 189 Ji. 

169. Illustrate by diagram the meaning of each of 
the following terms: (a) island, (b) cape, (c) bay, 

(d) peninsula, (e) isthmus. 

lYO. Explain the change of seasons. Illustrate by 
diagrams. 

171. I^ame the grand divisions of land in order of 
size. 

172. Arrange the following in order of latitude, 
beginning with the most northerly: {a) Gibraltar, 
(&) Eio Janeiro, (c) St. Petersburg, (cZ) London, 

(e) Washington. 

173-4. Write a short description of the surface, 
climate, productions, commerce and government of 
one of the following countries: (a) Brazil, (b) Mex- 
ico, (c) ISTorway, {d) Italy, (e) Turkey. 

175. ]^ame one river and one city on that river in 
each of the following countries: (a) Scotland, (b) 
France, (c) Egypt, {d) China, (e) Spain. 

176. Mention the principal geographic reasons for 
the great growth of ISTew York city. 

177. (a) ^¥liat is meant by standard time? (b) 
When it is 12 o'clock noon by standard time at 'Nev7 
York, what time is it at San Francisco ? 

178. What is the approximate distance from 'New 
York to each of the following points: (a) Buffalo, 



LATER EEGE]S[TS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 93 

(h) Chicago, (c) San Francisco, (d) Washington, 
(e) Liverpool? 

179-80. Write a description of the surface of Xew 
York state. 

181. Xame in order five important indentations of 
the Atlantic coast of the United States. 

182. State approximately the area and the popula- 
tion of (a) j^ew York state and of (h) the United 
States. 

183. ^ame in order the bodies of water traversed 
in going from Chicago to Havre by water. 

, XIV. Novemler 21, ISOJi, 

184. Define or illustrate by a drawing each of the 
following: (a) ca'pe, (h) peninsula^ (c) haijj (d) 
lahe, (e) strait. 

185. Give tiuo proofs of the rotundity of the earth. 

186. ]Srame in order of size five of the largest cities 
of Xew York state and give the location of each. 

187. Give in order the different bodies of water on 
which one would sail in going from Chicago to the 
Atlantic ocean. 

188. What causes the change of seasons ? 

189. Give the location and the reason for the im- 
portance of each of five of the following: (a) Water- 
loo, (&) Constantinople, (c) Cheney Valley, {d) Val- 
ley Forge, {e) Bunker Hill, (/) Corea, {g) London, 
(7z) Gettysburg, (i) West Point. 

1^0. (a) Wliat is standard time? (h) ^Yliat time 
is standard in ^N'ew York state? (c) What in Chi- 
cago? 



94 LxiTER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

191. (a) Give the location of each of the tropics 
and of each of the polar circles. (6) Why is each 
located where it is ? 

192. N^ame in order the states of the United States 
which border on the Atlantic. 

193. Arrange the following cities in order of lati- 
tude, putting the most northerly one first : San Fran- 
cisco, London, Yokohama, ^ew Orleans, Venice. 

194. Describe (a) the Welland canal, (h) the Erie 
canal. Mention the bodies of water connected by 
each. 

In questions 195-6, 197-8 write a description of one 
country in eacli group chosen, touching on (1) posi- 
tion on the earth, (2) capital and two principal cities, 
(3) chief mountains and rivers, (-4) vegetable and 
mineral productions, (5) manufactures and com- 
merce. 

195-6. (a) Australia, (h) Egypt, (c) Brazil, (d) 
China. 

197-8. (a) United States, {b\ France, (c) Spain, 
(d) Japan. 

XV. January W, '1895 

199. Define or illustrate by a drawing each of the 
following terms: (a) hay, (h) cape, (c) peninsula, 
(d) strait, (e) isthmus. 

200. Give the names and the latitudes of the 
boimding lines of each of the five zones. 

201. ^ame and locate lakes wholly in New York 
state whose waters find their way to the ocean as fol- 
lows: (a) tioo through the Gulf of St. Lawrence, (&) 



LATER EEGEXTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 95 

one through, the Gulf of Mexico, (c) one through 
Chesapeake Bay, (d) one through Xew York bay. 

202. Locate each of the following places and state 
why each is noteworthy : (a) Ticonderoga, (b) Oris- 
kany, (c) Clinton, (d) Eredonia, (e) Saratoga. 

203. In what direction from Berlin is each of the 
following places: (a) Hamburg, (b) CologTie, (c) 
Paris, (d) London, (e) St. Petersburg? 

204. ^ame three important canals in ^ew York 
state and give the approximate length, the general 
direction and the terminal points of each. 

205. Give the location of each of the following- 
places and state one important fact connected with 
each: (a) Black Hills, (b) Yosemite, (c) Great Salt 
lake, (d) Everglades, (e) Adirondack park. 

206. Where is the great wheat producing section 
of the United States ? State facts regarding its sur- 
face, its climate, and its facilities for transportation. 

207. State approximately the distance (a) from 
Xew Orleans to Duluth ; (b) from Xew York to San 
Francisco; (c) from Xew York to Buffalo; (d) from 
Xew York to Plattsburg; (e) from JSTew York to 
Liverpool. 

208. Xame and locate five countries of South 
America and mention one important product of each. 

209. Where and what are the following: (a) 
Bahamas, (b) West Indies, (c) Eio Grande, (d) 
Sardinia, (e) Pyrenees ? 

210. !N'ame in order of size fve of the largest 
countries of continental Europe and give the capital 
of each. 



96 LATER KEGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

211-12. Give a brief account of the location, ex- 
tent, climate, productions, and people of Japan. 

213. Describe (a) three rivers and (&) two lakes 
of Africa. 

XVL March 12, 1895 

214. Define or illustrate by a drawing each of the 
follov^dng terms: (a) archipelago, (h) proiivontory, 
(c) gulf, (d) meridian-, (e) tropics. 

215. (a) What is the greatest latitude a place can 
have? (6) the greatest longitude? (c) Is^ame three 
places whose latitude you know and give the latitude 
of each. 

216. Explain why it is warmer in summer than in 
winter. Use drawing to illustrate. 

217. Locate an important coal region in the 
United States and describe the process of mining coal. 

218. When it is 12 o'clock noon standard time in 
!N'ew York, what is the standard time in San Fran- 
cisco ? Explain. 

219. Draw an outline map of the United States. 
(Use an entire page.) 

220. DesigTiate (name and location) on the map 
required by question 219 five important rivers four of 
which are not in ~E&w York state. 

221. Designate (name and location) the follow- 
ing on the map required by question 219 : parallel of 
40° north latitude, San Erancisco, Chicago, St. 
Louis, Philadelphia. 

222. Give the location of each of the following: 
Pekin, Calcutta, Savannah, Rio Janeiro, Melbourne. 

223. Describe the Esquimaux as to dress, food, 



LATEK EEGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS \) i 

occupatiou, dwellings (drawing preferred), and 
mode of transportation. 

22^1:. Make a drawing of one of the following: 
palm tree, dwelling of a Swiss peasant, banana j)lant, 
Indian tent. 

In questions 225-6, 221-8 write a description of 
one country in each group chosen, touching on (a) 
position on the earth, (b) capital and two principal 
cities, (c) chief mountains and rivers, (d) vegetable 
and mineral productions, (e) manufactures and com- 
Tnerce. 

225-6. Mexico, Italy, Hindoostan, Persia. 

227-8. I^orway, Chili, Canada, Alaska, Lapland. 

XYII. June 11, 1895 

229. Define or illustrate by a drawing each of the 
following terms ; lake, mountain system, continent, 
gulf, cape. 

230. Explain the change of seasons, using a dia- 
gram to illustrate. 

231. State tivo proofs that the earth is spheric in 
shape. 

232. N^ame five cities of ^ew York state not on 
the Hudson river, l^ame the county in which each 
of these cities is situated and give one important fact 
connected with each. 

233. Mention the reasons for the great growth of 
(a) Buffalo, (b) Denver. 

234. !N'ame (a) three states in which coal is 
mined; (b) two that produce gold; (c) two that pro- 
duce salt. 



98 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

235. Describe a western prairie as to surface, veg- 
etation and character of soil. 

236. (a) What is irrigationf (6) ^N'ame two 
states in which it is extensively employed, (c) 
What are the advantages of agriculture with irriga- 
tion over agriculture without irrigation 1 

237. Name and locate five European cities. Men- 
tion one noteworthy fact connected with each. 

238. Where is K^icaragua ? Why is Nicaragua 
of special importance at the present time ? 

239. Name and locate {a) three important rivers 
and (&) two important cities of South America. 

240. What and where is eacli of the following: 
{a) Chimborazo, (5) Porto Eico, (c) Hawaii, (c/) 
BospoiTiSj (e) Bab-el-Mandeb ? 

241. Describe conditions of climate and surface 
favorable to one of the following: grazing, wheat 
growing, rice growing. 

In questions 2J/-2-S write a description of one 
couniry touching on (a) position on the earth, (b) 
capital and two principal cities, (c) chief mountains 
and rivers, (d) vegetable and mineral productions, 
(e) manufactures and commerce. 

242-3. Chili, Australia, Spain, British India. 

XYin. September 2^ 1895 

244. Define or illustrate by a drawing each of the 
following terms: (a) bay, (b) island, (c) isthmus, 
(d) peninsula, (e) lahe. 

245. Describe two motions of the earth ; give one 
result of each. 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 99 

246. Mention one natural feature which accounts 
in part for the growth of each of the following cities : 
(a) Neiu York, (h) Colioes, (c) Rochester, (d) Buf- 
falo, (e) Elmira. Explain. 

247. Describe one of the following as to location, 
surface, agricultural and manufactured products: 
(a) the Adirondack region, (&) the Mohawk valley, 
(c) the Genesee valley. 

248. {a) Make a drawing of the system of state 
canals of ^ew York state, (h) Of what advantage 
are these canals to the state ? 

249. ^ame and locate one important city in each 
of the Xew England states and give the reason why 
the city named is noteworthy. 

250. Describe a water route by which one could 
travel from Binghamton, is'ew York, to Richmond, 
Virginia. 

251. Give the location of each of the following: 
{a) Great Salt lake, (h) Pike's Peak, (c) Yellow- 
stone park, {d) Black hills, (e) Aleutian islands. 

252. Describe a water route to Liverpool from 
Duluth on Lake Superior. 

253. {a) In what zones is South America? (6) 
Describe three rivers of South America. 

254. Name the five largest countries of Europe 
and give the capital of each. 

255. Name one important river and one important 
city on that river in each of the following: {a) 
Eussia, (6) France, (c) England, {d) Spain, (e) 
Italy. 

256. Where and what is each of the following: 

LofC. 



100 LATER TtEGEXTS GEOGEAPIIY QUESTIONS 

(a) Yokohama, (h) Korea, (c) Formosa, (d) Pekiii, 
(e) Hoang Ho ? 

In question 257-8 write a description of one coun- 
try touching on (1) position on the earth, (2) capital 
and two principal cities, (3) chief mountains and 
rivers, (4) vegetables and mineral productions, (5) 
manufactures and commerce. 

257-8. (a) Cuba, (&) Hindustan, (c) Brazil, (d) 
Norway, (e) Italy. 

XIX. January 28, 1896 

259. Make one drawing in which all of the follow- 
ing shall be illustrated: (a) lake, (b) river, (c) 
island, (d) peninsula, (e) hill. 

260. Make a drawing of a hemisphere showing all 
the zones, with the width of each in degrees, and the 
location and names of the bounding circles. 

261. Explain the change of seasons. 

262. Compare the climate of the Pacific coast of 
IN'orth America with that of the Atlantic coast of 
North America. Give one reason for the difference. 

263. Describe one railway route between New 
York and San Francisco, naming the principal cities 
through which it passes. 

264. Give reasons why the Adirondack forest 
should be preserved. 

265. Name in order the bodies of water that would 
be traversed in going by water from Chicago to Lon- 
don, England. 

266. (a) Describe the Rocky Mountain system and 
(h) name three of its highest peaks. 



LATER EEGEXTS GEOGEAPHY QUESTIONS 101 

267. Give the location of each of the following 
places and mention an historical event connected with 
€ach: (a) Ticonderoga, (6) White Plains, (c) Oris- 
kany, {d) Getty sburg, (e) Yorktown. 

268. ^ame (a) two counties of I^ew York state 
that produce natural gas; {h) two that produce salt; 
(c) one that produces iron. 

269. I^ame five important seaports of continental 
Europe and give the country in which each is located. 

270. Describe (a) two rivers of Europe; (&) tiuo 
rivers of Asia (c) one river of Africa. 

271. Copy the following, filling the blank in each 
case with the name of a country answering to the 
condition : • 

Sugar is exported in large quantities from , 

coal from , silk from , wool from , 

mahogany from 

In questions 212-3 write a description of one of 
ilie countries named, touching on (1) position on the 
■earth, (2) capital and tivo principal cities, (3) chief 
mountains and rivers, (4) vegetable and mineral pro- 
ductions, (5) manufactures and commerce. 

272-3. (a) Mexico, (l) Austria, (c) Argentine 
Hepublic, (<^) Italy. 

XX. March 2Jk, 1896 

274-5. Make an outline map of some locality, 
•showing (a) an island, (5) a cap^ (c) a bay and 
(J) a river, ^ame each. 

276. ^anie the five continents in (a) order of 
size, (&) order of population. 



102 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

277. Compare the climate of an island in the ocean 
with the climate of that part of a continent in the 
same latitude. Account for the difference. 

278. (a) Mention two of the principal grape pro- 
ducing sections of 'New York state, (b) What makes 
the climate of each of these sections favorable to this 
crop ? 

279. Mention (a) three important exports from 
the United States; (h) two important imports. 
Where is each of the articles named largely produced ? 

280. Describe the surface of New York state, men- 
tioning the principal elevations and depressions. 

281. Which has the greater altitude, (a) Oswego 
or Ithaca? (h) Buffalo or Rochester? (c) Whitehall 
or Quebec? Give a reason for your answer in each 
case. 

282. Describe two of the following: (a) Niagara 
falls, (h) Yosemite valley, (c) canon of the Colorado^ 
(d) Mammoth cave, (e) Pike's peak. 

283. If the axis of the earth were to become per- 
pendicular to the plane of its orbit, what would be 
the effect on (a) relative length of day and night, (b} 
change of seasons ? 

284. Name (a) two republics and (b) three mon- 
archies of Europe. Name and locate the capital of 
each. 

285. Name and locate five important cities of the 
United States west of the Mississippi river. 

286. Name in order the waters that would be 
traversed and the countries that would be passed in 
coasting from Hamburg, Germany, to Rome, Italy. 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 103 

287-8. Write a description of two of the following 
countries, toucliing on (1) position on the earth, (2) 
capital and a principal city, (3) chief mountains and 
rivers, (4) vegetable and mineral productions, (5) 
commerce: {a) Alaska, {h) Venezuela, (c) British 
America, {d) Italy, (e) Corea. 

XXI. June 16, 1896 

289-90. Draw an outline map of Xew York state, 
and on it desigTiate, giving name and location, (a) 
two lakes lying wholly in the state, (b) three rivers, 
(c) five important cities. 

291. Mention (a) three important mineral prod- 
ucts of 'New York state, giving locality where each is 
found, (h) two leading agricultural products that are 
largely exported. 

292. State approximately (a) the circumference of 
the earth (b) the diameter of the earth, (c) the dif- 
ference between the equatorial diameter and the polar 
diameter. 

293. Explain the change of seasons, using a dia- 
gram. 

294. Describe (a) two rivers of Xorth America 
floAving into the Pacific; (b) two flowing into the 
Gulf of Mexico, (c) one flowing into Hudson bay. 

295. Give the shortest approximate time required 
to go from ]^ew York to (a) San Francisco, (b) Ha- 
vana, (c) Bermuda, (d) Buffalo, (e) Liverpool. 

296. l^ame five countries of South America and 
descril^e one of them, touching on position, climate, 
surface, and productions. 



104 LATER REGEJiTTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

297. ^ame the countries comprising the island of 
Great Britain. Describe briefly one of these coun- 
tries. 

298. Describe (a) two important peninsulas and 
(6) three important rivers of Europe. 

299. ^ame (a) tiuo empires^ (b) two republics and 

(c) one kingdom of Europe. Give the capital of 
each. 

300. Describe one country of Asia touching on lo- 
cation, principal moimtains and rivers, chief prod- 
ucts. 

301. l^ame and locate five countries of Africa- 
Write a description of one of these countries. 

302. Give the location of five of the following and 
mention one important fact connected with each one 
located: (a) Waterloo, (h) Paris, (c) Edinburgh, 

(d) Athens, (e) Mle, (/) Alps, (g) Bosporus, (h) 
Gibraltar, (i) Transvaal. 

303. I^ame in order the bodies of water that would 
be traversed in going from 'New Orleans to Liverpool. 

XXII. September 22, 1896 

304. Draw an outline map of the United States, 
using an entire page. 

305. Designate on the map drawn in answer to 
question 1, (a) tiuo ranges of mountains, (h) two im- 
portant peninsulas, (c) itvo cities on the Atlantic 
and two on the Pacific coast, (d) three important 
lakes not on the boundary. 

306. Describe " standard time." When it is 12 
o'clock, noon, at Chicago by standard time, what is the 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 105 

standard time at (a) Denver, (h) San Francisco, (c) 
Boston ? 

307. Mention the two principal motions of the 
earth. State the length of time in which each is per- 
formed and give one result of each. 

308. A vessel starts from a point in 10 deg. longi- 
tude west from Greenwich and sails in a westerly 
direction till it has covered 200 deg. ; in what longi- 
tude is it then ? 

309. What season is it now in the Argentine Ke- 
puhlic ? Show whv this is so. 

310. Xame in order the bodies of water jou would 
traverse in going by water from Duluth to Constanti- 
nople. 

311. i^ame the principal political divisions of 
British IsTorth America and mention 07ie city in each 
division. 

312. Give the name and location of one range of 
mountains in each of the following: (a) Russia, 
(h) Scandinavian peninsula, (c) Scotland, (c?) 
Africa, (e) Mexico. 

313. Give location and state some other fact con- 
cerning each of the following: (a) Jamaica, (h) 
Hebrides, (c) Transvaal, (d) Corea, (e) Calcutta. 

314. Xame and locate five places in the United 
States, noteworthy on account of events in the war of 
the rebellion. 

315. Xame and locate fve places in the state of 
Xew York, noteworthy on account of events in the 
war of the revolution. 

316. Describe one common route of travel between 



106 LATER KEGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

ISTew York and Buffalo, naming in order the cities on 
that route. 

317-18. Write a description of two of the follow- 
ing countries, touching on (1) position on the earth, 
(2) tivo important cities, (3) chief mountains and 
rivers, (4) vegetable and mineral productions, (5) 
commerce: {a) Australia, {h) England, (c) Peru, 
{d) Alaska, (e) Egypt. 

XXIII. January 26, 1897 

319. Make drawings to illustrate each of the fol- 
lowing: (a) isthmus, (h) strait, (c) peninsula, (d) 
cape, (e) bay. 

320. Draw an outline map of the county in which 
you live, and indicate the bounding counties by name. 

321. Describe two of the following: (a) Niagara 
Falls, (h) Au Sable chasm, (c) the Palisades, (d) 
Brooklyn bridge, (e) Lake George. 

322. Describe the IsTew York state system of 
canals. 

323. State facts that entitle 'New York to be called 
the Em fire state. 

324. ]N^ame {a) two states that lead in the pro- 
duction of cotton, (&) tw^o that lead in the produc- 
tion of sugar cane, (c) two that are corn growing 
states, {d) two that are wheat growing states, (e) 
tiuo that lead in the production of iron. 

325. Give the location of each of the following 
places and state why each is noteworthy : (a) Bunker 
hill, (&) Lexington, (c) Yorktown, {d) Gettysburg, 
(e) Salt Lake City. 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 107 

326. Mention some of the most im}X)i*tant articles 
of freight that would probably be carried by a steamer 
going (a) from Xew York to E,io Janeiro, (b) from 
Eio Janeiro to Xew York. 

327. Xame in order from north to south the coun- 
tries of South America bordering on the Pacific 
ocean. 

328. Give the location of each of the following: 
(a) Philippine islands, (h) Azores, (c) Haw^aii, (d) 
Cuba, (e) Corsica. 

329. Describe the following rivers: (a) Tagua, 
(h) Loire, (c) Rhine, (d) Danube, (e) Elbe. 

330. Describe two mountain ranges in Europe. 

331. Xame three important countries of Asia and 
give the capital of each. 

332. ]\Iention three races of men and one country 
inhabited by each. 

333. Give the location of three of the following: 
(a) Pompeii, (h) Gibraltar, (c) St. Petersburg, (d) 
Thermopylae, (e) West Point. Mention an impor- 
tant fact concerning each of the three. 

XXIV. March 23, 1897 

334. Define (a) latitude, (h) longitude, (c) parah 
lei, (d) meridian, (e) ecjuator. 

335. Show by a drawing the meaning of each of 
the following terms : (a) island, (h) bay, (c) penin- 
sula, (d) cape, (e) strait. 

336. Arrange the following in order of latitude, 
beginning with the most northerly: Xew Orleans, 
^New York, St. Petersburg, Paris, Havana. 



108 LATEK REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

337. Draw an outline map of New York state ex- 
clusive of Long Island and Staten Island and on this 
map indicate approximately the part of the' state that 
is drained into (a) the Mississippi, (6) the St. Law- 
rence, (c) the Hudson, (d) the Delaware and the 
Susquehanna. 

338. Describe the two principal mountain regions 
of 'New York state. Mention distinctive features of 
each region. 

339. (a) Describe one common commercial route 
between Boston and Chicago. (&) Mention five im- 
portant cities through which this route passes. 

340. Mention (a) two states of the union in which 
oranges are extensively cultivated; (h) tivo leading 
cotton producing states; (c) two states in which coal 
is mined; (d) tiuo that produce cane sugar; (e) two 
leading silver producing states. 

341. Where and what is each of the following: 
(a) St. Helena, (h) Yucatan, (c) ^Nicaragua, (d) 
Popocatepetl, (e) Orinoco? 

342. Through what bodies of water would a ves- 
sel pass in sailing from San Francisco to Liverpool, 
touching at Hong Kong and Bombay ? 

343. Locate each of the following and mention one 
important fact concerning each: (a) Westminster 
abbey, (h) Mont Blanc, (c) Dead sea, (d) Athens, 
(e) Palos. 

344. Mention a country in Europe that is in nearly 
the same latitude as 'New York state. Compare this 
country with New York state as to climate and pro- 
ductions. 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 100 

3-i5. (a) In what zones is Asia situated^ (6) 
IN'ame two conntries of Asia that are in different 
zones. 

34:6. Describe briefly five of the following: (a) 
Transvaal, (h) Madagascar, (c) Algeria, (d) Sahara, 
(e) Mle, (/) the Bermudas. 

347-8. Write a description of two of the follow- 
ing, touching on (1) position on the earth, (2) capi- 
tal and a principal city, (3) chief mountains and 
rivers, (4) vegetable and mineral productions, (5) 
commerce: (a) British India, (6) Brazil, (c) Ser- 
via, (d) Alaska. 

XXV. June 15, 1891 

349. Make an outline map of the county in which 
you live, and show on it the location of the county 
seat and of the principal railways. Show also the 
principal physical features such as important streams, 
lakes, mountains. 

350. Write brief descriptions of two of the fol- 
lowing: (a) Hudson valley, (&) Susquehanna val- 
ley, (c) Genesee valley, (fZ) Adirondack region, (e) 
Catskill region. 

351. Give the location of eacli of the following 
and state one important fact connected with each: 
(a) Schenectady, (&) Kingston, (c) Poughkeepsie, 
(c?) Rochester, (e) Oswego. 

352. Mention in order of importance five seaports 
on the eastern coast of the United States, and give 
the state in which each is located. 

353-4. Make a drawing of the ^lississippi river 



110 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

■with five of its principal branclies. Show the states 
lying on each bank of this river. 

355. Mention the states of the Union bordering on 
the Pacific ocean. Give the capital of each and state 
one important product of each. 

356-7. Make an outline map showing the southern 
portion of Florida and at least three principal islands 
of the West Indies. Draw on this map the tropic of 
Cancer. 

358. Describe the three principal river systems of 
South America. (Use drawing if preferred.) 

359. Compare the climate of southern Sweden 
with that of northern Labrador in nearly the same 
latitude. Account for the difference. 

360. Describe the change of seasons, using dia- 
gram. 

361. Describe fhree of the following: (a) Corea, 
(&) Sumatra, (c) Tokio, {d) Siam, (e) Ceylon. 

362. Write a description of Australia, touching 
on soil, climate, products, government, aborigines, 
peculiar animals. 

363. Describe tTiree of the following: {a) Athens, 
{Id) Constantinople, (c) Crete, {d) Cape Town, {e) 
the Mle. 

XXYI. September 28, 1897 

364. Show by diagram the boundaries of the sev- 
eral zones. 

365. Directly over what line on the earth's surface 
is the sun at (a) the vernal equinox, (h) the summer 
solstice, (c) the autumnal equinox, (d) the winter 



LATEE REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 111 

solstice? At what date is the sim in each position 
mentioned ? 

366. Mention and describe one example of each 
of the following: (a) cape, (6) peninsula, (c) bay, 
(d) island, (e) isthmus. 

367. Describe (a) two ranges of mountains and 

(b) three rivers in 'New York state. 

368. Mention (a) two places in Xew York state 
where iron ore is found, (b) two places where lime- 
stone is extensively quarried, (c) two places where 
natural gas is found. 

369. Describe three of the following: (a) Garden 
of the Gods, (b) Eed Eiver canon, (c) Yellowstone 
park, (d) Pike's peak, (e) delta of the Mississippi. 

370. Describe the following rivers by stating 
where each rises, the direction in which it flows, and 
the place where it empties: (a) Platte, (b) Ohio, 

(c) Yukon, (d) Columbia, (c) Delaware. 

371. Mention one of the most important products 
of each of the following states: (a) Maine, (b) 
Louisiana, (c) Florida, (d) Illinois, (e) Pennsyl- 
vania. 

372. Mention in order the countries that would 
be passed in sailing along the east coast of South 
America from Panama to Cape Horn. 

373. Mention (a) three articles exported in large 
quantities from South America, (b) two from Cuba. 

374. Describe the Sandwich Islands, touching on 
location, climate, principal products, character of 
population. 

375. Mention five of the most important colonies 



112 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

of tlie British empire and give one reason for the 
importance of each. 

376. What and where is each of the following: 
(a) Pekin, (b) Nile, (c) Hindustan, (d) Congo, 
(e) Vesuvius ? 

377-8. Write a description of one of the following 
countries, touching on (1) position on the earth, 
(2) capital and principal city, (3) chief mountains 
and rivers, (4) vegetable and mineral productions, 
(5) character of people: (a) Sweden, (h) Alaska, 
(c) Turkey. 

XXVIL January 25, 1898 

379. Show by a drawing the meaning of each of 
the following : (a) lahe, (h) isthmus, (c) strait, (cl) 
cape, (e) peninsula. 

380. {a) Describe by aid of a drawing the appear- 
ance of a vessel coming in from sea. (&) What con- 
clusion is reached as a result of this appearance ? 

381. Make an outline map of North America, 
using an entire page. 

382. Indicate on the outline map of North Amer- 
ica the boundary between (a) British America and 
the United States, (&) the United States and Mexico. 
Show the lakes or streams that form any part of these 
boundaries and give their names. 

383. Describe one common route of travel between 
New York and Chicago, giving the names of 10 cities 
on this route. 

384. Give the name and location in New York 
state of a lake (a) whose waters reach the Missis- 



LATEK REGENTS GEOGEAPHY QUESTIONS 113 

sippi, (h) whose waters reach the St. Lawrence, (c) 
whose waters reach the Susquehanna. 

385. Give the name and location in Xew York 
state of (a) one county whose surface is mountain- 
ous, (h) one county w^hose surface is comparatively 
level, (c) one mountain peak. 

386. Fill the following blanks with names of coun- 
ties in ^N^ew York state: Hop growing is a leading 
industry in county, wheat raising in 
county, dairying in county, grape culture in 

county, iron mining in county. 

387. Mention 10 states of the Union due west from 
Baltimore. 

388. Fill the following blanks with the names of 
states of the Union: leads in the production 
of sugar, is one of the leading cotton produc- 
ing states, is a leading corn producing state, 

is a leading wheat producing state, cotton is 
extensively manufactured in 

389. (a) Within what zones is South America in- 
cluded? (b) Mention one country of South Amer- 
ica wholly in each of these zones. 

390. Describe each of the following: (a) Pyre- 
nees mountains, (b) Danube river, (c) Black sea, 
(d) Sicily, (e) Bosporus. 

391. Mention (a) three peninsulas in the south- 
ern part of Asia, (b) two seas west of Asia. 

392. Wliere is each of the following: (a) Port 
Said, (b) Congo Free State, (c) Liberia, (d) Mo- 
rocco, (e) Madagascar? 

393. (a) In what zones is Australia situated? (b) 



114 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

What season is it now in South Australia ? (c) Give 
a reason for your answer. 

XXYIII. March 25, 1898 

394. Show by an outline map the boundaries of 
N^ew York state. [Use an entire page.] 

395. Designate on the map dra^vn in answer to 
question 394 {a) one range of mountains, (&) one 
river, (c) Cayuga, Saranac and Otsego lakes, {d) 
Elmira, Geneva, Ithaca, Poughkeepsie. 

396. Give the width in degrees of each zone and 
the location and names of the bounding circles. 

397. Account for the location and growth of each 
of the following cities: (a) IvTew Orleans, (&) Du- 
luth, (c) St. Paul, {d) Louisville, (e) Seattle. 

398. Describe two routes by which the commerce 
of the great lakes reaches the Atlantic ocean. 

399. (a) How was standard time established? 
(&) What meridians are the standards for different 
parts of this country ? When it is 10 a. m. at Boston 
by standard time what is the standard time at (c) 
!N'ew Orleans, {d) San Francisco, (e) Cheyenne? 

400. Give the name and location of each of five 
South American republics, and mention one city in 
each republic. 

401. Mention two important exports of {a) ISTor- 
way, (&) Eussia, (c) Portugal, {d) Austria-Hun- 
gary, (e) Italy. ^ 

402. Mention in order the bodies of water a vessel 
would traverse in going from Liverpool to Constanti- 
nople. 



LATER REGEIs'TS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 115 

403. Mention four leading products of China. 
State how the climate of China compares with that 
of the United States. 

-lO-l. {a) Give the location of the Malay archipel- 
ago and (h) descrilD€ one of its important islands. 

405. Give the location of the following: (a) Xile 
river, (6) Port Said, (c) Liberia, {d) St. Helena, 
(e) Lake Chad. State one other fact of interest in 
connection with each. 

406. Describe the Llawaiian islands, touching on 
location, surface, principal products, form of govern- 
ment, character of population. 

407. State two general directions of the drainage 
of Europe and describe two rivers that flow in each 
direction. 

408. Write about 50 words on the climate, com- 
merce and government of Australia. 

XXIX. June i^ 1898 

409. Show by a drawing or otherwise the meaning 
of each of the following terms: (a) hay, (h) prom- 
ontory, (c) confluence of rivers, (d) peninsula, (e) 
island. 

410. (a) Mention the five zones into which the 
earth's surface is divided and the circles that bound 
each zone, (h) Give in degrees the width of each 
zone. 

411. What season is it now in Australia ? Ex- 
plain. 

412. Describe 'New York state, touching on (a) 
its position on the earth, (h) its extent, (c) its prin- 



116 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

cipal mountains, (d) its level portions, (e) its prin- 
cipal river basins. 

413. Trace the course of the waters from two of 
the following to the ocean: (a) Chautauqua lake, 
(h) Seneca lake, (c) Otsego lake. 

111. Mention a point of interest connected with 
each of the following: (a) Ithaca, (h) Oswego, (c) 
Saratoga, (d) Gloversville, (e) Albany, (/) Pough- 
keepsie, (g) Buffalo, (h) Ticonderoga, (i) Whit© 
Plains, (Jc) West Point. 

415. Show by an outline sketch the location with 
reference to the United States of (a) the Bermuda 
islands, (h) the Bahama islands, (c) Key West, (d) 
Cuba, (e) Hayti. Give the name. in each case. 

416. Mention (a) three states that lie in the corn 
belt of the United States, (h) two states that lie in 
the wheat belt, (c) three states that export large quan- 
tities of timber, (d) two important fruit producing 
states. 

417. Mention and describe one railway route be- 
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific. 

418. Give the source and the general direction of 
each of the following rivers: (a) Yukon, (h) Con- 
necticut, (c) Tennessee, (d) Platte, (e) Columbia. 

419. (a) Describe the common route across the 
isthmus of Panama. (&) To whom does this isthmus 
belong ? 

420. Give the location of each of the following 
and one important fact concerning each: (a) Lon- 
don, (h) Edinburgh, (c) Manchester, (d) Dublin, 
(e) Liverpool. 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTION'S 117 

421. Where and what is each of the following: 
{a) Sardinia, (h) Vesuvius, (c) Lapland, {d) Cau- 
casus, (e) Moscow ? 

422-3. Write a descri^Dtion of two of the following 
countries, touching on (1) position on the earth, (2) 
hvo important cities, (3) chief mountains and rivers, 
(4) vegetable and mineral productions, (5) com- 
merce; {a) China, {h) Congo Free State, (c) Spain. 

XXX, Seijtemher 21, 1898 

424. Draw an outline map of 'New York state and 
trace thereon hvo main railway routes between ^ew 
York and Buffalo. 

425. On the map drawn in answer to question 
424, show the location and names of five cities situat- 
ed on each of the routes designated. 

426. Mention five leading articles manufactured 
in New York state, giving the name of one city of 
the state notable for the manufacture of each article. 

427. Mention the parallels of latitude and the 
meridians of longitude by which the United States is 
bounded. 

428. State a point of interest concerning each of 
the following: (a) Chicago, (h) Duluth, (c) New 
Orleans, (d) Minneapolis, (e) Saratoga. 

429. Mention in order, from east to west, the states 
bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. Mention the lead- 
ing production of each of these states. 

430. Describe hvo of the following: (a) Yellow- 
stone national park, (h) Boston, (c) Cuba, (d) Con- 
necticut river. 



118 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

131. Account for the greatness of Pittsburg as a 
manufacturing center. 

432. State in order the waters through which a 
steamer would pass in going from Duluth to Mon- 
treal. 

433. Compare the Yukon river with the Missis- 
sippi river with reference to (a) length, (6) naviga- 
bility, (c) volume of water carried to the sea. 

434. Describe the Klondike region with reference 
to (a) climate, (b) mining. 

435. Mention five leading agricultural productions- 
of South America. What fact do these productions- 
indicate with reference to climate ? 

436. Give the location of each of the following and 
state some other fact concerning each: (a) Glasgow, 
(h) Strait of Gibraltar, (c) Venice, (d) Philippine 
islands, (e) Birmingham. 

437. Write a description of one of the following,, 
touching on (1) position on the earth, (2) climate^ 
(3) principal citv, (4) government, (5) leading ex- 
ports: (a) Prance, (h) Russia, (c) Mexico. 

438. Compare Spain and Florida as to (a) size^ 
(h) latitude, (c) surface, (d) climate, (e) inhabit- 
ants. 

XXXI. January 2Jf-, 1899 

439. What is (a) laUhide, (h) longiiudel What 
use is made of (c) latitude and {d) longitude ? 

440. Do all places in the same latitude have 
the same climate ? Give reasons. Mention illustra- 
tions in the United States. 



LATER KEGE^sTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 119 

441. Mention one European city noted for the 
manufacture and exportation of each of the follow- 
ing: (a) glassware, (6) fine porcelain, (c) cutlery, 
(J) silk, (e) cotton cloth, (/) lace, {g) watches, Qi) 
linen goods, (i) iron steamships, {h) hardware. 

442. Mention and describe a common railway 
route between Buffalo and Washington, and give the 
names and location of three cities on this route. 

443. Arrange the following names of lakes in the 
order of elevation of surface: {a) Onondaga, (h) 
Cayuga, (c) Seneca, {d) Keuka, (e) Champlain. 
On what facts is your judgment based ? 

444. Write a short description of one of the fol- 
lowing: {a) Howe's cave, (6) salt in ^ew York 
state, {c) Au Sable chasm, {d) Hudson river, (e) 
Niagara falls. 

445. Mention an important fact connected with 
each of the following places and give the location of 
each place: {a) Yalley Forge, (fi) Gibraltar, (c) 
Mecca, {d) Colorado Springs, (e) Quebec. 

446. Make an outline map showing the four prin- 
cipal West India islands and the peninsula of Florida. 
Give the name in each case. 

447. Give the form of government of each of five 
of the following: {a) Brazil, (h) Italy, (c) Japan, 
{d) Denmark, (e) Eussia, (/) Persia, {g) Switzer- 
land. 

448. Mention iivo important articles that would 
be found in the cargo of a vessel sailing (a) from 
ISTew York to Eio Janeiro, {h) from Rio Janeiro to 
Xew York. 



120 LATER KEGEIsTTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTION"S 

449. Write a descrixDtion of the Philippine islands^ 
touching briefly on (a) location, (6) climate, (c) 
productions, (d) principal city, (e) character of 
people. 

450. Mention (a) four colonies belonging to Great 
Britain ; huo colonies belonging to each of the follow- 
ing: (&) France, (c) Netherlands, (d) Denmark. 

451. Give the location of each of the following: 
(a) Hindustan, (h) Armenia, (c) Congo river, (d) 
Madagascar, (e) Finland. 

452. Mention in order the waters that would be 
traversed by a vessel in sailing from the Black sea to 
Canton, China. 

453. Mention three races of men and give the 
name of one nation, illustrating each race. 

XXXII. March 28, 1899 

4,64,. Show by drawing or otherwise the meaning 
of each of the following: (a) coast, (h) cape, (c) 
archipelago, (d) delta, (e) river system. 

455. Mention (a) three proofs of the rotundity of 
the earth, (h) tiuo causes of the change of seasons. 

456. Write a description of some county in this 
state, giving the name of the county, and touching 
on (a) position in the state, (h) extent, (c) physical 
features, (d) chief industries, (e) name and location 
of county seat. 

457. Account for the location and growth of each 
of the following cities: (a) St. Louis, (h) Tacoma, 
(c) Buffalo, (d) Savannah, (e) Chicago. 

458. Mention in order the bodies of water a vessel 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 121 

■would traverse in going from ]\Ianila to Xew York 
by the shortest route. 

459. Describe tiuo important rivers of South 
America. 

•160. Give five instances in which a body of water 
or a mountain chain forms a part of the boundary 
between two Euro^oean countries. 

461. Mention (a) three articles likely to be ex- 
ported from London (England) to Sydney (Aus- 
tralia) ; (6) two articles likely to be exported from 
Sydney (Australia) to London (England). 

462. Mention and describe a common railway 
route between ]^ew York city and Montreal. Give 
the names and location of three cities or places of 
historic interest on this route. 

463. Give the location in I^ew York state of five 
of the following: (a) an arsenal, (&) a navy yard, 
(c) a college for women, {d) extensive salt works, 
(e) a state prison, (/) a state normal school, {g) a 
state reformatory. 

464. Give two leading exports of five of the fol- 
lowing: {a) Japan, (&) British India, (c) Persia, 
{d) Siberia, {e) Sumatra, (f) Java, {g) Ceylon. 

465. State a point of interest connected with each 
of the following European cities: {a) Odessa, {h) 
Florence, (c) Havre, {d) Madrid, {e) Constanti- 
nople, if) Antwerp, (g) Hamburg, (7z) Cracow, (?) 
Christiania, (Z-) Belfast. 

466. Describe two of the following: (a) Zambesi 
river, {h) x\tlas mountains, (c) Albert ^N'yanza, {d) 
Johannesburg. 



122 LATER EEGEA^TS GEOGKAPHY QUESTIONS 

467. Connect each of the following with the name 
of a state of the Union producing it in large quanti- 
ties: (a) gold, (h) silver, (c) copper, {d) lead, (e) 
coal, (/) lumber, {g) sugar, Qi) pork, (^) cotton, 
(h) tobacco. 

468. Give the location of each of the following 
groups of islands: (a) Canary, (&) Channel, (c) 
Aleutian, {d) Falkland, (e) Balearic. State one 
other fact concerning each group. 

XXXIII. June 13, 1899 

469-70. Show by a diagTam the relative position 
of the sun and earth {a) March 21, (&) June 21, 
(c) Sept. 21, {d) Dec. 21. 

471. Give illustrations to show that places in the 
same latitude do not always have the same climate. 
Explain. 

472-3. Draw an outline map of ISTew York state, 
using a half page, and on it trace the course of the 
(a) Hudson river, (&) the Mohawk river, (c) the 
Genesee river, {d) the Seneca river; show the loca- 
tion of (e) Elmira, (/) Poughkeepsie, {g) Saratoga, 
{h) Binghamton, {%) Whitehall, {h) Chautauqua 
lake. Give the name in each case. 

474. Give the location of five of the following and 
state one important fact connected with each one ser 
lected: (a) Chesapeake bay, (&) Cape Cod, (c) 
Mount Washington, {d) Duluth, (e) Denver, (f) 
Pike's peak, {g) Yellowstone national park, (Ji) 
Great Salt lake, {i) Dawson city. 

475. Mention {a) three products of British Amer- 



LATEK KEGENTS GEOGRxiPlIY QUESTIOXS 123 

ica that are exported in large quantities to the United 
States; (h) three products of the United States that 
are exported in large quantities to British iimerica. 

476. Describe three important rivers of South 
America, stating where each rises, the direction in 
which it flows, the territory which it traverses, the 
body of water into which it flows. 

477. Connect each of the following with the name 
of a South American country producing and export- 
ing it in large quantities: (a) pepper, (6) g-uano, 
(c) tallow, (d) copper, (e) cocoa, (/) niter, (g) 
coffee, (h) ornamental woods, (i) dyewoods, (h) 
silver. 

478. A coasting-vessel sails from St. Petersburg 
to Gibraltar, keeping the mainland on the left. Men- 
tion in order the waters it will traverse and the coun- 
tries it will pass. 

479. Give the location of each of the following 
and mention one important fact connected with each : 
(a) Corsica, (h) Mont Blanc, (c) Vesuvius, (d) 
Athens, (e) Caspian sea. 

480. Mention three European powers that have 
extensive possessions in Africa. Give the location 
of the principal possessions of each of these powers. 

481. Describe two of the following: (a) Ganges 
river, (h) Indus river, (c) Calcutta, (d) Armenia, 
(e) Ceylon, (/) Siam. 

482-3. Write a description of the Philippine 
islands, touching on the following topics : number of 
islands, area, population, character and occupations 
of the people, products exported. 



124 LATER REaENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

XXXIY, September 26, 1899 

484. Define (a) axis of the earth, (h) poles, (c) 
revolution of the earth, {d) rotation of the earth, (e) 
equator. 

485. What is the greatest latitude a place can 
have? Explain by a diagram. 

486. Describe each of the following: (a) isthmus 
of Panama, (&) strait of Magellan, (c) gulf of Cali- 
fornia, {d) peninsula of Yucatan, (e) Vancouver 
island. 

487. Mention and describe five rivers of ISTew 
York state. 

488. Mention (a) two lakes wholly in I^Tew York 
state whose waters reach the St. Lawrence; (h) one 
whose waters reach the Susquehanna; (c) one whose 
waters reach the Hudson; {d) one whose waters 
reach the Mississippi. 

489. Describe (a) the Catskill mountains, (h) 
the Adirondack mountains, (c) Mention the highest 
peak of the Adirondacks, and {d) give its altitude. 

490. Mention five important rivers of the United 
States that in part form state boundaries, and give 
in each case the names of the states so bounded. 

491. Mention tJiree localities in the United States 
where extensive forests still exist, and state the kind 
of trees abundant in each locality. 

492. Describe the climate of South America, 
touching on variations of temperature in different 
parts, change of seasons, rainfall and prevailing 
winds. 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIOXS 125 

493. Give the location of eacli of the following: 
{a) Belfast, (h) Dublin, (c) Birmingham, (c/) Edin- 
burgh, (e) St. George's channel, (/) Thames, (g) 
Land's End, (li) Shetland islands, (i) Firth of 
Forth, (^•) Ben-]S^evis. 

494. Give in order the names of the waters that 
would be traversed in going from St. Petersburg to 
Paris. 

495. Mention the countries of Europe bordering on 
the Black sea, and give the capital of each. 

496. {a) Mention three of the Philippine isl- 
ands, {h) Describe the climate of the Philippines. 

497-8. Write on one of the following topics: {a) 
Yellowstone National park, (&) wheat raising in the 
United States, (c) Iceland. 

XXXV. January 23, 1900 

499. (a) What season is it now in Uruguay ? (h) 
Explain, using diagram. 

500. Define (a) promontory, (h) isthmus, (c) pen- 
insula, (d) delta, (e) divide. Give an example of 
each, stating its name. 

501. Mention tiuo methods of describing the loca- 
tion of a place. Illustrate by giving, according to 
each method, the location of each of the following 
places: (a) Boston, (h) Albany, (c) Chicago, (d) 
Xew York. 

502. Draw an outline map of ^ew York state, 
using half a page. 

503. On the outline map of Xew York state indi- 
cate the location of (a) West Point, (h) Platt^^burg. 



126 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

(c) Ithaca, (d) Catskill mountains, (e) Onondaga 
lake. Give tlie name in each case. 

604. Describe two of the following: (a) Bering 
strait, (h) Columbia river, (c) strait of Mackinac, 

(d) Puerto Rico, (e) Delagoa bay. 

505. Mention five states of South America, giving 
the capital and one leading product of each. 

506. Mention (a) tivo bodies of water and (b) 
three political divisions of land in the eastern hemi- 
sphere that are in each case crossed by the tropic of 
Cancer. 

507. Describe /it;o of the following : (a) Shannon 
river, (h) Giant's causeway, (c) Cheviot hills, (d) 
The Wash, (e) strait of Dover. 

508. Mention in order the countries of Europe 
bordering on the Mediterranean sea, and give the 
capital of each. 

509. Give the name and location of each of five 
rivers that are on the boundary line of the United 
States. 

510. Connect each of the following with the name 
of a state of the Union producing it in large quanti- 
ties: (a) wheat, (h) corn, (c) rice, (d) beef, (e) 
salt, (/) marble, (g) iron, (h) zinc, (i) petroleum, 
(Ic) turpentine. 

511. Give the location of five of the following and 
mention a point of interest connected with each one 
selected: (a) Cincinnati, (h) ISTorfolk, (c) Auburn, 
(d) Pittsburg, (e) 'New Haven, (f) New Orleans, 
(g) Salt Lake City, (h) San Francisco. 

512. Describe three important rivers of Germany, 



LATER EEGEXTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIOXS 127 

and give the name of one important city situated on 
each. 

513. Mention in order the waters that would be 
traversed in going on a journey from London to 
Bombay. 

XXXVI. March 30, 1900 

51-1. Describe tivo motions of the earth, mention- 
ing (a) length of time taken by each, (h) one result 
of each. 

515. Give the (a) polar and the (h) equatorial 
diameters of the earth, (c) its circumference, (d) 
the proportion of land and water on its surface. 

516. Fill the follo^ving blanks with names of coim- 
ties in i^ew York state : Iron ore is mined in 

and counties ; dairying is a leading occupation 

in and counties ; large quantities of 

grapes are raised in and counties ; nat- 

ural gas is found in and counties ; salt is 

found in and counties. 

517. Describe three of the following: (a) Gene- 
see river, (h) Mohawk river, (c) Lake George, (d) 
Oneida lake, (e) the Palisades. 

518. Mention in order the waters that would bo 
traversed by a canal boat in going from Lake Ontario 
to Xew York city. Mention four cities along this 
route. 

519. Draw a map of the Mississippi river with 
three of its principal branches, designating each by 
name. 

520. (a) Define standard time, (h) State the dif- 



128 LxVTER EEGENTS GEOGEAPHY QUESTIONS 

ference between the standard time of E^ew York 
city and that of San Francisco. 

521. Mention and describe an ordinary railway 
route between 'New York city and Chicago. Give 
the names and the location of three cities or places of 
historic interest on this route. 

522. Give the location of each of the following 
and describe two of them: (a) Mammoth cave, (b) 
Yosemite valley, (c) Martha's Vineyard, (d) Flor- 
ida keys, (e) Golden Gate, (/) Thousand islands. 

523. Mention (a) two important products of Bra- 
zil, (h) two important products of Chile, (c) one 
important product of Uruguay. 

524. Mention (a) two republics, (h) two limited 
monarchies and (c) one absolute monarchy in Eu- 
rope. Give the name and location of the capital of 
each. 

525. State a point of interest connected with each 
of the following European cities: (a) Cork, (h) 
Glasgow, (c) Amsterdam, (d) Lyons, (e) ]^aples, 
(/) Bremen, (g) Budapest, (h) Geneva, (i) Mos- 
cow, (h) Stockholm. 

526. Mention //iree European nations having pos- 
sessions in Africa and give the name and location 
of one African possession of each. 

527. What and where is each of the following: 
(a) Yangtse-Kiang, (h) Irkutsk, (c) Mecca, (d) 
Ceylon, ( e ) Yokoh am a ? 

528. Write about 50 words on one of the follow- 
ing topics: (a) Mle river, (h) islands of Oceania, 
(c) animals of the torrid zone. 



LATER REGENTS GEOGR/iPIIY QUESTIONS 120 

XXXYII. June 12, 1900 

529. Explain by use of a diagram the change of 
seasons. 

530. (a) Make a diagram showing the division of 
the earth's surface into zones, {h) Indicate the 
width in degrees of each zone and (c) give the names 
of the circles bounding the zones. 

531. Compare the climate of Florida with that 
of Montana and state three reasons for the differ- 
ence. 

532. Trace the course of the waters of each of the 
following to the sea: (a) Chautauqua lake, (6) Ot- 
sego lake, (c) Lake George. 

533. Give the location of each of the following 
cities and state one noteworthy fact regarding each: 
{a) Poughkeepsie, (6) Glover sville, (c) Oswego, 
{d) Elmira, (e) Jamestown. 

534. Describe a railway route between ISTew York 
and Buffalo. Mention in order five cities and three 
rivers on this route. 

535. Give the name and the location of the state 
sometimes popularly called {a) Green mountain state, 
(&) Keystone state, (c) Lone star state. State the 
reason for the popular name in each case. 

536. Mention in order the states that would be 
seen in sailing along the coast from the bay of Fundy 
to the mouth of the Mississippi river. 

537. Describe three of the following: (a) Sierra 
ISTevada mountains, (6) Blue Ridge mountains, (c) 
Great Salt lake, {d) Columbia river, (e) Georgian 
^^y> (/) Cape Cod. 



130 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

538. What and where is each of the following: 
(a) Yukon, (6) Yucatan, (c) Baltic, (d) Ehone, 
(e) Korea ? 

539. Describe three of the following: (a) Mer- 
sey river, (b) Firth of Forth, (c) Jersey island, (d) 
Shannon river, (e) Land's End, (/) Grampian hills. 

540. Mention three important articles that would 
probably be found in the cargo of a ship sailing from 
(a) 'New York to Montevideo, (h) Montevideo to 
New York. 

541. Describe three of the following: (a) Kongo 
river, (h) Lake Victoria ^N^yanza, (c) Sumatra, (d) 
Tugela river, (e) Himalayas, (/) Azores. 

542. Mention, with location, (a) two important 
rivers of China, (h) one important city of India, 
(c) one seaport of Germany, (d) one important range 
of mountains in Enssia. 

543. "Write about 50 words on one of the follow- 
ing topics: (a) animals of the frigid zone, (h) 
Alleghany mountains, (c) irrigation, (d) climate and 
productions of Puerto Rico. 

• XXXV II I. January 2If, 1901 

544. Draw an outline map of !New York state, 
using one half a page. 

545. On the map of New York state show {a) 
the Hudson river and the section drained by it, (&) 
the Oswego river and the section drained by it, 
(c) the location of Syracuse, Watertown, Troy, 
tTamestown. 

546. Describe one of the following: (a) Adiron- 



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dack park, (b) Erie canal, (c) manufacture of salt 
in New York state. 

547. Mention two states that bound (a) Florida 
on the north, (6) Kentucky on the east, (c) Minne- 
sota on the west, (d) E'ebraska on the south, (e) 
Idaho on the west. 

548. Mention two leading industries of (a) Mas- 
sachusetts, (b) Pennsylvania, (c) Louisiana, (d) 
Oregon, (e) Colorado. 

549. Describe the climate of southern California as 
to (a) temperature, (b) prevailing winds, (c) rains. 
By what means has agriculture been made successful 
in this section ? 

550. State the locality in which each of the fol- 
lowing is found wild, and mention one interesting 
fact regarding each: (a) beaver, (b) seal, (c) wal- 
rus, (d) grizzly bear, (e) moose. 

551. (a) Mention five provinces included in the 
Dominion of Canada, (b) Compare the government 
of Canada with that of the United States. 

552. (a) Why has Mexico so gTeat a variety of 
vegetable products? Mention (b) two things a trav- 
eler would be likely to notice about the Mexican 
people. 

553. Describe two of the following: (a) selvas, 
(h) pampas, (c) native Patagonians, (d) Puegians. 

554. Compare the Pacific slope of South America 
with the Atlantic slope of South America as to (a) 
extent, (b) climate. 

555. (a) Mention in order the waters that would 
be traversed by a steamer in going from Liverpool to 



132 LATER EEGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIOIS'S 

Hong-Kong, (5) Mention huo articles that would 
probably form part of ber cargo. 

656. Describe {a) the dikes of Holland, (6) the 
canals of Holland. State the main purpose of each. 

557. Give the location of each of the following 
and mention one important fact concerning each: (a) 
Luzon, (h) Guam, (c) Kimberley, {d) Cape Town, 
(e) Peking. 

558. Write an account of one of the following, 
touching on (1) location, (2) climate, (3) chief ag- 
ricultural products, (4) kind of government, (5) 
character of people: (a) Hawaii, (h) Santo Domin- 
go, (c) !N'ew Zealand. 

XXXIX. March 28, 1901 

559. (a) Explain why the difference in the length 
of day and night is greater in Labrador than in Elor- 
ida. (h) Use diagram to illustrate. 

560. (a) Give in degrees the width of the north 
temperate zone; (h) explain how this width depends 
on the inclination of the earth's axis. 

561. When it is nine o'clock standard time at Al- 
bany, what is the standard time at (a) Chicago, (h) 
San Francisco ? Explain. 

562. Give the location of each of the following 
and mention one interesting fact concerning each: 
(a) Saranac lake, (h) West Point, (c) Brooklyn 
bridge, (d) Catskill mountains, (e) Mount Marcy. 

563. (a) Describe a trip from the place where you 
live to the more distant of the two places, 'New York 
or Buffalo, (h) On what railway would you travel? 



LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 133 

(c) About what length of time would the journey re- 
quire ? (d) Mention three cities on the route. 

564. Give in order the names of the states border- 
ing on the Great Lakes and mention by name the lake 
or lakes touched by each state. 

565. (a) What are the levees of the Mississippi? 

(b) State the purpose of the levees and (c) explain 
why they are necessary. 

566. Describe one of the following; (a) the pro- 
duction of raisins in California, (h) the salmon in- 
dustry on the Columbia, (c) gold mining in Alaska. 

567. (a) In what country is the llama found? 
Mention (&) two characteristics of this animal and 

(c) two uses that are made of it. 

568. Starting from the isthmus of Panama, men- 
tion in order the countries of South America that 
would be passed in sailing around its entire coast line. 

569. (a) Describe the route of the proposed Nica- 
ragua canal. (&) Show why such a canal would be 
of great importance to the United States. 

570. Mention an important article of export from 
(a) Paissia, (6) :N'orway, (c) Greece, (d) Italy, (e) 
Switzerland. 

571. Give the name and location of (a) two 
islands* belonging to Denmark, (h) two islands be- 
longing to Great Britain, (c) one island belonging to 
Holland. 

572. Describe one of the following: {a) the reli- 
gion of Turkey, (5) the dress of Persian women, {c) 
the castes of India. 

573. Mention (a) tivo things that you would no- 



134 LATER PtEGENTS GEOGEAPHY QUESTION'S 

tice if you were to visit a Japanese house, that you 
would not see in an American house. State (h) two 
differences between the Japanese and the Chinese. 

XL. June 20, 1901 

574. Give the location of (a) the tropic of Can- 
cer, {h) the Arctic circle. Show, by aid of a dia- 
gram, why each is located where it is. 

575. Mention the two motions of the earth and 
give the principal result of each. 

576. Mention {a) three counties of E'ew York 
state that are comparatively level, (6) tliree that are 
mountainous, (c) three in which natural gas is found,, 
{d) one whose waters flow into the Mississippi. 

577. (a) Give the name and the location of one 
Indian reservation in ^New York state. (6) Mention 
three characteristics of the American Indian. 

578. Give approximately («) the distance from 
^ew York to Plattsburg, (&) the distance from Al- 
bany to Buffalo, (c) the area of ^ew York state, {d) 
the population of ISTew York state, (e) the population 
of ^N'ew York city. 

579. Give the name and the location of a city 
noted for the manufacture of {a) flour, (h) shoes^ 
(c) gloves, {d) collars and cuffs, (e) iron and steel. 

580. Mention in order the states bordering on 
British America. 

581. Describe one of the following: (a) rice- 
growing in Louisiana, (&) cotton-growing in Missis- 
sippi, (c) coal-mining in Pennsylvania. 

582. Give the location of each of the following 



LATEK REGENTS GEOGEAPHY QUESTIO^S'S 135 

and state one important fact regarding each: (a) 
Denver, {h) Santiago, (c) Santa Fe, {d) Quebec, 
(e) Lake Xicaragua. 

583. Give, with, names, the location in South 
America of the following: (a) three mountain peaks, 
(&) one lake, (c) three important rivers. 

584. Mention in order the countries of Europe 
bordering on the Mediterranean sea, giving the form 
of government and the capital of each. 

585. Give the name and location of each of five 
of the follov^ing: {a) a city in Great Britain noted 
for its ship-building, (6) a city in Germany noted 
for its manufacture of cannon, (c) a city in Italy 
noted for its canals, {d) a city in Russia noted as a 
grain market, (e) a city on the Rhine noted for its 
cathedral, (/) a city in Greece noted for its ruins 
of ancient architecture, {g) a city in Switzerland 
noted for its manufacture of watches. 

586. (a) Mention a country in which the reindeer 
is found in large numbers. Give (&) two character- 
istics of the reindeer and (c) two uses that are made 
of it. 

587-8. Describe one of the following, touching on 
(1) race, (2) houses, (3) dress, (4) occupations, (5) 
peculiar customs: native (a) Hawaiians, {h) Jap- 
anese, (c) Filipinos. 

XLI. January 30, 1902 

589. Draw in outline the Atlantic coast of the 
United States. 

590. On the map drawn in answer to question 
589 show the location of {a) Cape Cod, (&) Long 



136 LATER REGENTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS 

Island sound, (c) Delaware bay, (d) Cape HatteraSy 
(e) Rhode Island, (/) Georgia, (g) Delaware, (h) 
Connecticut, (i) South Carolina, (k) Virginia. 

591. Mention (a) one county of ^ew York well- 
known for its production of fruit, (b) one in which 
wheat-growing is an important industry, (c) one in 
which lumbering is carried on extensively, (d) one 
in which iron is mined, (e) one in which dairying 
is an important industry. 

592. Mention five of the native wild animals of 
ISTew York state and describe one of them, touching 
on (a) its home, (b) its food, (c) its habits of life, 
(d) its benefits or injuries to man. 

593. Mention the largest five cities in ^ew York 
state and give one important fact concerning each 
city mentioned. * 

594. Mention in order the states that would be 
seen on the west bank of the Mississippi in going 
from St. Paul to the Gulf of Mexico. 

595. Mention five countries of South America and 
give with regard to each (a) location, (b) name and 
location of capital, (c) form of government. 

596. Describe three of the following: (a) Colum- 
bia river, (b) Puget sound, (c) Pike's peak, (d) 
Sierra I^evada mountains. 

597. Mention five important rivers of British 
America and describe one of them. 

598. Describe five of the following: (a) Danube 
river, (b) Strait of Gibraltar, (c) Dardanelles, (d) 
Corsica, (e) Pyrenees mountains, (/) Gulf of Pin- 
land, (g) Volga river, (/i) Sicily. 



LATER EEGEXTS GEOGEAPHY QUESTIONS 137 

599. Describe the production of eacli of iliree of 
the following: (a) honey, (6) cocoanuts, (c) cork, 
{d) olive oil, (e) dates. 

600. Describe three of the following: (a) Xile 
river, (5) African diamond fields, (c) Kongo river, 
{d) Madagascar, (e) the Transvaal. 

601. Give the name and location of (a) one im- 
portant river in Siberia, (6) two important cities in 
China, (c) one seaport of India, {d) one important 
island in the Indian ocean. 

602. Describe a ronte from I^ew York to Manila 
and state approximately the time required to make 
the trip. 

603. Explain why the days are shorter in winter 
than in summer. [Use diagram.] 

XLII. March 25, 1902 

604. Make a diagram of a hemisphere and on it- 
show five important circles. Indicate the name and 
the location of each circle shown. 

605. State the effect of the rotation of the earth 
on the direction of the trade winds. Illustrate. 

606. Compare the climate of Oswego county, Xew 
York, with that of Hamilton county in nearly the 
same latitude. Give two reasons for the difference. 

607. Mention a noteworthy event connected with 
each oi five of the following: (a) Saratoga, {h) Tar- 
rytown, (r) Schenectady, {d) Batavia, ((?) Oris- 
kany, (/) Xewburg, (r/) White Plains. 

608. Describe one of the following: {a) a trip 
from Oswego to Albany, (&) a trip from Bingham- 
ton to Buffalo. Mention the principal cities and 



138 LATEK EEGEjN^TS GEOGRAPHY QUESTION'S 

towns and the important natural features that would 
be seen on the trip. 

609. Describe the Eskimos, touching on (a) 
houses, (b) dress, (c) food, (d) occupations. 

610. Describe the climate of Central America as 
to temperature and rainfall. Give reasons for this 
condition. 

611. Give the location of each of five of the fol- 
lowing and one noteworthy fact concerning each one 
selected: (a) Annapolis, (h) Key West, (c) Get- 
tysburg, (d) Seattle, (e) Galveston, (/) Pittsburg, 
(g) Salem. 

612. Write brief descriptions of two of the follow- 
ing, mentioning place where produced and any inter- 
esting facts concerning growth and culture ; (a) pine- 
apples, (h) bananas, (c) peanuts, (d) rice. 

613. Mention a boundary river between (a) Mary- 
land and Virginia, (h) South Carolina and Georgia, 

(c) E'ebraska and Iowa, (d) Washington and Ore- 
gon, (e) California and Arizona. 

614. Mention (a) three countries of South Amer- 
ica bordering on the Pacific ocean, (h) two border- 
ing on the Atlantic ocean. Give the capital of each. 

615. Mention an important seaport of (a) Ireland, 
(h) Spain, (c) India, (d) Australia, (e) South 
Africa. 

616. Give the location of each of five of the fol- 
lowing and one important fact concerning each one 
selected: (a) Interlaken, (h) Athens, (c) Kongo, 

(d) Madagascar, (e) Celebes, (/) !N"ew South Wales, 
(g) Honolulu. 



LATER EEGENTS GEOGKAPHY QUESTIONS 139 

617. Mention three of the native wild animals of 
Africa and describe one of them, touching on (a) 
place of abode, (Z>) food, (c) habits, {d) use or dan- 
ger to man. 

618. Mention {a) two important exports and (&) 
one important import of China, (c) State the kind 
of government in China. 

XLIII, June 19, 1902 

619. Define each of the following and give an ex- 
ample of each: (a) promontory, (6) isthmus, (c) riv- 
er system, {d) strait. 

620. State approximately {a) the circumference 
of the earth, (&) the diameter of the earth, (c) the 
difference between the polar and the equatorial diam- 
eter. 

621. Mention a case where climate is affected by 
{a) an ocean current, (5) a neighboring range of 
mountains. Explain in each case. 

622. Mention an important fact connected with 
each of the following places in ]^ew York state: (a) 
Kingston, (&) Geneva, (c) Utica, {d) Potsdam, (e) 
Cohoes. 

623. Give the name and the location in ]N'ew York 
state of (a) two lowland regions, (&) two highland 
regions and (c) one mountain peak. 

624. Give the location in ^^ew York state of (a) 
a granite quarry, (h) a limestone quarry, (c) an 
iron mine, (d) a sugar factory, (e) a salt factory. 

625. Mention five rivers on the boundary between 
the United States and British America and state the 
direction in which each flows. 



140 LATER EEGEISTTS GEOGRAPHY QUESTION'S 

626. Give the location of each of the following and 
mention one important fact concerning each: (a) 
Mount Washington, (6) the Golden Gate, (c) Baton 
Eoiige, (d) Santa Fe, (e) Vicksburg. 

627. Describe a railway route between Chicago 
and the Pacific coast. Mention all the states crossed 
by this route. 

628. Mention tivo important lakes and three im- 
portant rivers in British America and give the loca- 
tion of each. 

629. Mention (a) three countries of South Amer- 
ica wholly in the torrid zone, (h) ttvv partly in the 
torrid zone and partly in the south temperate zone, 
(c) one wholly in the south temperate zone. 

630. Mention in order the waters that would be 
traversed in going from London to St. Petersburg. 

631. What and where is each of the following: 
(a) Luzon, (h) N^ovgorod, (c) Bosporus, (d) Sar- 
dinia, (e) Loire ? 

632. What season of the year is it at Melbourne 
at Christmas ? Explain. 

633. Mention two animals that furnish the princi- 
pal supply of ivory and state where each is found. 



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